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COPPERAS COVE — Copperas Cove council members Tuesday night received their quarterly report from the Heart of Texas Defense Alliance. Read more
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Management of the city’s golf course is one step closer to being outsourced, as the Killeen City Council is considering a $90,000 per year contract following a presentation at Tuesday’s workshop. Read more
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BELTON--A Bell County judge cut in half the bond amount for a man and woman accused of kidnapping their own three children in Killeen last month. Read more
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Col. Brian McHugh has a decision to make. He is transitioning out of a military career that he loved with Fort Hood’s Operational Test Command and was now needs to decide on what the next chapter of his life will be. Read more
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BELTON — After a month of jockeying, the Bell County Commissioners Court on Tuesday unanimously selected Killeen Planning and Zoning chairman Daryl Peters to fill a vacant justice of the peace seat. Read more
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According to the Harker Heights Chamber of Commerce, the city is adding yet another food option on Knights Way: a brand-new Church’s Chicken. Read more
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BELTON — A Harker Heights man on Tuesday pleaded guilty to two felony charges dating to 2017 and 2018 in Killeen and was sentenced by Judge John Gauntt in the 27th Judicial District Court. Read more
The Ellison girls soccer team won't be playing on the final night of the regular season. Read more
Question-and-answer panels starting Thursday night and hosted by local organizations are aiming to give constituents an opportunity to meet candidates running for Killeen city and school board. Read more
The Killeen City Council unanimously approved Tuesday a first-of-its-kind agreement with Fort Hood to improve pavement markings on the Killeen-Fort Hood Regional Airport’s shared runway — bringing around $517,000 per year in revenue to the city. Read more
Houston-based public accounting firm McConnell & Jones publicly presented the conclusions of its management audit Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017, and with it, a 173-page report detailing problems and recommendations within city finances.
Better pay for Killeen’s employees. That was the intent was behind salary hikes in fiscal years 2014 and 2015, based on a consultant’s study that showed public safety employees, such as police and firefighters, were paid below market, and that 70 percent of overall city employees weren’t ade… Read more
Oct. 7 marks 17 years of war in Afghanistan, making the war against terrorists in that nation the longest combat conflict in U.S. history. Compared to the war in Afghanistan, Vietnam comes the closest to length of combat — troops fighting an enemy and giving their lives for this nation — wit… Read more
Parents of children in special education are still able to register for free advice from field experts gathered at Texas A&M University–Central Texas. Read more
BELTON — Bell County’s aquifers are in dire straits. Read more
Col. Brian McHugh has a decision to make. He is transitioning out of a military career that he loved with Fort Hood’s Operational Test Command and was now needs to decide on what the next chapter of his life will be. Read more
Texas Nighthawks' Antoine Chaney (7) shoots in front of Kyle Stallions' Jamelle Mills (5) in the ABA Play-In Round 1 at Camp Triumph in Copperas Cove on Saturday, March 16, 2019.
Her family wanted a puppy, so Alicia Barnett dreamed they would find one that was smart, steady and a bit mysterious. She hoped their new addition could share a personality — and a name — with the man who has become her rather unlikely idol. Read more
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